Features of Learning Resource 2 The resource chosen is from The Learning Federation; L719 Body parts: digestive system http://econtent.thelearningfederation.edu.au/ec/viewing/R11240/l719.html This program is designed for grade 5, 6 & 7 and it takes you on a journey through the human digestive system. It goes through the process of what happens to the food when we eat it, and how it proceeds through the body. The program starts off by introducing a character named Lenny, who is about to eat a burger. The next screen then has a detailed illustration of the digestive system, of which all the parts are named. The next 10 screens illustrate how the food is digested. The screens include the mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestines, gallbladder and pancreas, large intestine, appendix, rectum and the anus. Each screen is very informative and has illustrations indicating the particular part of the body, and show you exactly where that part is positioned in the body. Once you have proceeded through these screens, you are then able to play a drag and drop game. This game shows you the digestive system and where everything is placed, before you are given the opportunity to proceed with putting all the parts back into the correct place.
Evaluation The students would need a high level of literacy skills to be able to pronounce some of the words. The program includes words like, oesophagus, appendectomy, duodenum, and caecum. This program does not have the option of students being able to listen to pronunciation of difficult words. This may make it difficult for some students to comprehend what they need to read. There could be an option of students working with a partner or small groups to assist each other with the difficult words. The majority of students in grade 5/6 would have the appropriate mouse (drag and drop skills) and navigations skills to be able to complete this activity. I tested this program on a student in grade 5 with average literacy skills. He had difficulty pronouncing some of the more difficult words; he was highly motivated by the whole program. He found it very exciting when he had an opportunity to place the parts back into the correct positions.
I would recommend this program to other teachers, but if I was running this program in my classroom I would ensure that the students had completed prior work, so the pronunciation of the difficult words would be something that had already been covered in class. I would incorporate this program as part of a unit of work on the human body.
Features of Learning Resource 2
The resource chosen is from The Learning Federation; L719 Body parts: digestive system http://econtent.thelearningfederation.edu.au/ec/viewing/R11240/l719.html
This program is designed for grade 5, 6 & 7 and it takes you on a journey through the human digestive system. It goes through the process of what happens to the food when we eat it, and how it proceeds through the body. The program starts off by introducing a character named Lenny, who is about to eat a burger. The next screen then has a detailed illustration of the digestive system, of which all the parts are named. The next 10 screens illustrate how the food is digested. The screens include the mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestines, gallbladder and pancreas, large intestine, appendix, rectum and the anus. Each screen is very informative and has illustrations indicating the particular part of the body, and show you exactly where that part is positioned in the body. Once you have proceeded through these screens, you are then able to play a drag and drop game. This game shows you the digestive system and where everything is placed, before you are given the opportunity to proceed with putting all the parts back into the correct place.
Evaluation
The students would need a high level of literacy skills to be able to pronounce some of the words. The program includes words like, oesophagus, appendectomy, duodenum, and caecum. This program does not have the option of students being able to listen to pronunciation of difficult words. This may make it difficult for some students to comprehend what they need to read. There could be an option of students working with a partner or small groups to assist each other with the difficult words. The majority of students in grade 5/6 would have the appropriate mouse (drag and drop skills) and navigations skills to be able to complete this activity. I tested this program on a student in grade 5 with average literacy skills. He had difficulty pronouncing some of the more difficult words; he was highly motivated by the whole program. He found it very exciting when he had an opportunity to place the parts back into the correct positions.
I would recommend this program to other teachers, but if I was running this program in my classroom I would ensure that the students had completed prior work, so the pronunciation of the difficult words would be something that had already been covered in class. I would incorporate this program as part of a unit of work on the human body.